Roofing-tile.



PATENTED DEC. 15.1903.

0. SGHLAGHTER.

300mm TILE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24, 1902.

30' MODEL.

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UNITE TATES.

Patented December 15, 1903.

ATENT FFICE.

ROOFING-TILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,747, dated December 15, 1903.

Application filed October 24, 1902. Serial No. 128,564. (No model.) v

To all, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL SOHLACHTER,a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockwell City, in the county of Calhoun and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Roofing-Tilewf which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to roofing-tiles.

The object of the invention is to provide a tile which will be strong and durable in use, thoroughly efficient in presenting a water and dust proof sheath, which shall be ornamental in appearance, and in which shedding of any water that works in between the joints of the assembled tiles shall be readily effected.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a roofing-tile, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, there is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited'may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings- Figure 1 is a view in elevation, partly in section, showing one manner of applying the tile to a roof. Fig. 2 is a similar view exhibiting another manner of carrying out the invention. Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section, showing the manner in which the edges of the tiles are interlocked. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective viewed from the upper side of a tile. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken from the under side thereof. Fig. 6 is a view in end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow in Figs. 4 and 5. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view in section, showing the meeting edges of two tiles separated to exhibit the relation existing between the parts.

The tile of the present invention mayfbe constructed of any suitable material, preferably of vitrified clay or terra-cotta, and comprises a body portion 1, which is longitudinally fluted or corrugated, as clearly shown finished appearance to the tile.

in Figs. 3, 4., and 5. At one end of the tile there is provided a flange 2, spaced from the body by a gutter 3, the intermediate portion of the flange being cut away at 4 and provided with an opening 5*, through which a suitable fasteningdevice, such as a nail, may be driven to secure the tile in position upon a roof.

The upper face of the tile at one end of the flange is recessed at 5, and thelower face of the tile opposite the other end of the flange has formed upon it a shoulder 6, which when the tiles are assembled engages the recess 5 to interlock the tiles against longitudinal movement.

The tile is provided upon its under side opposite the flange 2 with two lugs 7, set some distance in from the ends of the tile, as clearly.

shown in Figs. 4; and fiffi'lhe endof the tile opposite that carrying the flange 2 is provided with a flange 8, inset from the end 9, said end beingrounded, as at 10, to present a neat'and The under edge 11 of the end 9 is curved to correspond with the flutes of the tile, so that when a series of tiles are assembled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a tightunion will be eifected. When the two tiles are assembled, the flange 8 engages the gutter 3 of the adjacent tile, and the under edge 11 bears upon the said tile, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The upper face of one side of the tile is provided with a gutter 12, (clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 7,) one wall, 13, of which constitutes a flange and the other wall, 14, which is disposed above the plane of the flange 13 and below the upper surface of the tile, constituting a shoulder to be engaged by the edge of an adjacent tile. The gutter 12 terminates in a groove 15 in the flange S, constituting means for carrying off any moisture that might work into the gutter 12. p The under surface of the opposite side of the tile is provided with a flange 16, inset from the edge of the tile, adjacent to which is a gutter .17, the flange 16 engaging the gutter 12 and the gutter 17 being engaged by the flange 13 when two tiles are assembled, as clearly shown in Fig. 7.

The edge of the tile constitutes a lip 18 to engage the shoulder 14 of the other tile, and the inner wall 19 of the gutter 17 is designed to bear against the outer wall of the flange 13, so that when the parts are interlocked, as shown in Fig. 3, a strong, stable, and waterproof juncture will be afforded. The provision of the recesses 5 and 6 on opposite corners of the flange 2 permits the tiles to be closely juxtapositioned and present a straight seam or point of juncture throughout the entire assemblage of tiles.

The tiles may be positioned upon a roof either provided with sheathing, as shown in Fig. l, or without sheathing, as shown in Fig. 2. In'either event strips are employed, with which the lugs '7 on the flange 2 engage. As shown in Fig. 1, these strips are straight pieces of timber, or, if preferred, they may be L-shaped, as shown in Fig. 2. In placing the tiling upon a roof the first tile will be secured to the eaves by driving a fastening device through the opening 5. The next tile is then positioned with the flange 8 engaging the gutter 3, and so on until the comb of the roof is reached; and when both sides of the roof are sheathed a ridge-piece 21 is positioned over the meeting edges of the opposite roof-sections, thus to prevent entrance of moisture or dust at these points.

The tile of this invention will be found thoroughly efficient and durable in use for the purpose designed, may be readily secured in position or be removed when desired, and may be cheaply and readily manufactured.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is- A roofing-tile consisting of a body portion having upon its normally upper face at one end an upwardly-extending transverse flange spaced from the body by a gutter and a recess formed in said face at one end of the flange, and upon its lower face downwardly-projecting spaced lugs disposed opposite the flange and a shoulder for engaging the recess when two tiles are assembled, and at its other end a downwardly-depending transverse flange set inward from the end of the tile, the end of the tile being turned downward upon the flange and extended beyond one end of the latter to form an offset continuation thereof and terminating short of the other end of the flange to form a rabbet for the reception of the offset when two tiles are assembled, an upwardly-extending flange arranged parallel with one longitudinal edge-of the tile and separated therefrom by a gutter, one wall of which constitutes a shoulder, said gutter terminating in a moisture-discharging groove formed in the outer face of the depending transverse end flange, and a downwardlydepending flange set inward from, and arranged parallel with, the other longitudinal edge of the tile and spaced from the body of the latter by a gutter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL SOHLAOHTER.

Witnesses:

E. O. STEVENSON, NANCY L. STEVENSON. 

